fireworks of life: year 2007
everyone's bloggin about the new year. i'd love to but there's just so much to ramble about!! life hasn't been the most perfect for me in 2006, but i've grown to cherish. to live to heart's content. to love with all my heart. to give all i have. to smile at life's challenges. to brave thru storms in life. i feel that gracie has been the bravest in 2006. she's seen major milestones, yet she survived.

despite those few life's hard knocks in 2006, i'm glad gracie's still cheery, still hopeful of this new year ahead. everything's gona be better. even though i know i'll be making some important decisions soon and more changes to come, i still maintain my trust in God.

we often wish each other, 'happy new year'. i do hope that it's going to be a happy one for all. life is full of ups and downs. how do we be happy? joy comes not from the environment, but from our hearts. despite the uneasiness, doubts and fears of the future, i know cheerfulness will remain in my heart.

ever since i stepped back in this small island, the classic sunshine smile left me. im glad it's back recently. it's not that life hasn't been challenging. i've chosen to smile at old memories, but build on better ones. isn't it very sad to always harp on the old past? no, i forbid myself to live in history in 2007.

as i witness the pretty fireworks displayed on the night skies at midnight of new year's day, i was so awed by its brightness. its beauty lasted only seconds. but those were the moments of greatness that would last forever in memory. we may not have the entire lifetime to watch fireworks every year, but let our lives be a fireworks display. may we bring joy through our pretty smiles, our positive belief and earnest interactions with others.